Killarney's Red Lager
Anheuser-Busch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From the notes of and actual original 1000 beer bottle collection of beerandraiderfan that has been getting blown up on Beer Mountain.

Light red appearance, no head, lace, retention. Sweet aroma, lacking hops, didn't smell like usual red ales and the irish moss nonsense.

Taste, again, sweetness, this one may still use corn and have some artificial coloring going for it for all I know. Still no hop presence, very light body. Always get nervous when there is a bitter aftertaste, but no appreciable hop character.

So when I was 21 I thought this was the bomb, along with Killians haha. I thought it was a microbrew like Guinness. I grew up in North Alabam..what can I say? Poured a dark red/amber, little carbonation and a ose that did not impress me. Drinkability avrage as it is still one of the better AB produts.

I'm not sure if I got an old bottle (probably so), but it has some considerable "floaties" in it. Appearance is coppery with light colored golden flakes floating around. The aroma is the best part about this beer. It smells a little like Redbridge, and tastes a little bit the same too. AB apparently gave up on putting hops in beer. I kind of like the maltiness flavor, but it is certainly an odd beer coming from AB. I usually expect good clarity and no flavor from them.
It had not much of a head, and no lacing.
I wouldn't go out of my way to find this one!

Anheuser Busch's attempt at another bad Irish Red. As if Killians wasn't bad enough. Its weaker in every aspects of the beer than their afformentioned counterpart. A weak malt aroma shows a little potential with all barley, hops, and a little breadiness and caramel. Appearance falls way short--caught somewhere between an APA and a dark straw color. Carbonation and head retention never showed up. Flavors are similar to aromas, but water terribly toward the end, causing near nautiosness. An astringent grain husk flavor combined with moderate hopping causes a harsh, but quick finish.

The beer evacuates the 12-ounce bottle an orange-red color with a smallish off white frothy head and a thin covering of lace upon the glass. Nose is sweet malt, crisp and fresh to the senses, start is slightly sweet with a thin grain profile, top is light in feel to the palate. Finish is acidic to the max, hops pleasant enough and the aftertaste dry and lingering, I can truthfully say this is at least drinkable as is the Michelob line

Light red color, medium head. Light taste, some malts, and slight hops. Light body. Somewhat typical of American mass produced beers, the flavor is turned down of this beer. What's there is good, but there is just not enough of it. Good balance of hops and malts. Malts are slightly sweet. Mouthfeel is a little over carbonated and a little thin. Finish is clean. Aftertaste is slightly bitter.Not a lot of flavor, what is there is very good, but it needs to be a little more intense.

I had this one at the A-B hospitality room in Sea World in San Antonio, Texas. This beer did not taste good. It is bitter (in a bad way) and has almost no body at all. Over-carbonated. I expected a little more for it being their hospitality room and all. You know it must have been fresh. It seems like they put this beer into production without making sure the product tasted good. I would avoid this beer in the future.

Slightly sweet version of American lager. Decent head. No hop character to speak of. Better than a Bud, of course, but not much there to appreaciate.